California Men's Colony
August 10, 2009
No inmate release plan yet at California Men’s Colony
California Men's Colony officials don't yet know how the prison may be affected by the potential release of inmates statewide — but they acknowledge the San Luis Obispo facility is overcrowded.
Three federal judges have ordered state officials to come up with a plan by mid-September to shrink the California prison population by 40,000 to reduce overcrowding.
CMC spokesman Michael Siebert said that the current inmate population in the medium-security facility is 6,256; the prison is designed for a capacity of 3,884…
LINK - SanLuisObispo.com
May 26, 2009
Mental-health center could be built at California Men’s Colony
The California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo has been targeted for a $63.7 million facility where state prison inmates would be treated during mental-health crises, CMC officials say.
The state Department of Public Works is overseeing the planning of the stand-alone building at the prison and aims to have it open by 2013.
State prison officials say funding for the project would come from California's lease-revenue bond pot designated for jail construction under Assembly Bill 900. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the bill in 2007; it appropriates $1.2 billion for jail construction through bonds…
LINK - SanLuisObispo.com
May 1, 2009
California Men’s Colony Medical Inspection
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Enclosed is the Office of the Inspector General's final report on its inspection of medical care delivery at California Men's Colony. Consistent with our agreement with the receiver, the purpose of our inspection was to evaluate and monitor the progress of medical care delivery to inmates at the institution. The report finds that based on our weighted scoring system encompassing 18 components, California Men's Colony received 71.3 percent of the total weighted points possible. The report contains a detailed breakdown of the institution's score in each of the 18 relevant categories, including the results of all 132 questions...
September 4, 2008
CMC to pay $40,000 for sewage spill
The California Men's Colony will pay a $40,000 settlement for alleged violations of the correctional facility's wastewater discharge permit.
The settlement, worked out in an agreement between the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board executive officer and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, is the full amount included in a complaint issued against CMC by the water board staff.
A power failure and backup generator failure Jan. 27 caused 20,000 gallons of raw sewage to overflow the CMC wastewater treatment plant directly into Chorro Creek, according to water board Executive Officer Roger Briggs…
LINK - TimesPressRecorder.com
July 23, 2008
State to fight CMC sewage penalties
The California Men's Colony prison faces another $175,000 in fines for more polluted discharges from its sewage treatment plant.
This is the latest in a long string of wastewater violations at the prison west of San Luis Obispo.
However, there's a new twist this time around. The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is planning to challenge a $40,000 fine for a sewage spill that took place in January.
The matter is set to go before the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board when it meets in San Luis Obispo on Sept. 4 and 5…
LINK - SanLuisObispo.com
